A drink driver is fighting a possible road ban.
A breath test revealed David Bell was approaching two times the legal limit when he was arrested in Walker.
Police stopped his Honda Civic in Greenford Road on August 6 when he blew the illegal reading.
Appearing at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court , he pleaded guilty to one count to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above limit.
But his solicitor, Liz Dunbar, said he is opposing a ban claiming the 36-year-old was driving to a "medical emergency".
Magistrates agreed to stage a "special reasons" hearing on October 15 at the same court.
Bell, of Staithes Avenue in Longbenton, was granted unconditional bail until then.
